Member Since: 17/04/2006
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Influences: Seeing Ani di Franco in LA and London and bumping into her at Stir Crazy Coffee shop on Melrose in LA, seeing PJ Harvey perform in Hollywood, Catpower on Hollywood Blvd, Fiona Apple at the Wiltern in LA, Feist at the Royal Albert Hall, London, listening to Liz Phair in my trusty 2nd hand Honda along the 405 and 101 and 5, seeing Nina Simone live at the Wiltern Theatre in LA in 2001 a few months before she passed away, Etta James at the Greek Theatre in LA, Sheila Nicholls at The Mint in LA, Leona Naess at The Mint in LA, too and on TV when I was young she was my first sprinkle of song writing inspiration, she talked about escaping...seeing KT and Arnulf front and back stage in London and France - thanks Nulf, Max-one-in-a-million-Milligan performing with me or on his own - bluesy finger picking legend, Jill Sobule at Largo on Fairfax, LA and recently at The Regal Room in Hammersmith London she played "Mexican Wrestler" upon my request!! Thank you Jill, Wilco at Shepherds Bush Empire, Joan Osborne at the Hard Rock on Sunset blvd, Elbow, Stereophonics on Jules, Akram Khan dancing with Juliette Binoche at the National Theatre in October, Patti Smith in one of the tents at Glastonbury in the 96 or 97 did something to me, Tanya Winch in Texas and LA, Susie Pollard in LA, Texas and Paris, Giacomo Trivelli and his awesome beats in my home town Canterbury, Jo Hook also in my home town, Haley Glennie Smith at my local, The Bedford in Balham. More recently: seeing the fantastic Cahonerita Heidi Joubert and her latin band Fernando's Kitchen playing in the London underground and at my friends wedding in Cornwall this summer, Rodrigo D'Orey playing tablars in the London underground, Will Miles and Marcus Belfonte blues-ing it up in Hackney and jamming on my song ROAD SWEEPER at the end, what fun. And walking with Hamish Fulton in Tibet, specifically Lhasa and Mount Kailash, what a privilege...
Type of Label: Unsigned